LRAP

• Low Resource Alpine Project
• Alpine Linux software selection and configuration for low resource usage

Motivation

• This project aims to provide an alpine based environment which has a low resource footprint
• This is so that older machines can be used like Chromebooks
• The low resource usage is made possible through use of DWM, a lightweight window manager to provide a minimal desktop environment
• The included script and configuration files streamline the setup process of such an environment
• A configuration shell script is included to perform basic system management

Installation

• 1. Install Alpine to disk using the setup-alpine script
• 2. Reboot and log in
• 3. Use apk to install git
• 4. Clone this git repo and enter the directory
• 5. Run ./install as root
• 6. Reboot
• 7. Use startx to launch the desktop

Usage

• Alt-p can be used to start rofi launcher
• Alt-Shift-Enter can be used to start a terminal
• The configuration menu can be accessed by running lrap-config from the terminal

Configuration

• Basic configuration can be done through the configuration menu
• This includes simple Wi-Fi management and resource overviews
• At this time, additional configuration must be performed using manually written configuration files for individual pieces of software
• More complicated Wi-Fi setups like eduroam will have to be done manually
• Please see the alpine wiki for more information on configuration

Post Installation

• For a better web browsing experience on older machines, installing the following firefox extensions is recommended:
  • Ghostery - Blocks adverts to allow pages to load faster
  • User-Agent Switcher - Allows you to 'pretend' to be a smartphone and receive simpler versions of web pages

Planned Features

• More advanced network configuration utilities
• User interface configuration utilities
• Improved setup procedure
• Easy update procedure